The Israeli military have attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities say, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement.

One Palestinian was killed by Israeli shelling overnight and another was shot dead by Israeli forces, WAFA said on Friday.

The Israeli military did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment.

A third Palestinian died of wounds suffered from previous Israeli shelling, the news agency reported.

The US-brokered ceasefire, which left thorny issues such as the disarmament of Hamas and a timeline for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip unresolved, has been tested by periodic outbreaks of violence since it came into place three weeks ago.

Between Tuesday and Wednesday, Israel retaliated for the death of

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